Busch enters ownership with Truck Series team
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Kyle Busch is entering team ownership with two entries next season in NASCAR's Camping World Truck Series. Kyle Busch Motorsports will field the No. 18 Toyota and drive it himself in companion races to the Sprint Cup...
Falcons DT Babineaux charged with drug possession
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Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith says Jonathan Babineaux's arrest Thursday night for felony possession of marijuana will not affect his struggling team. Babineaux, a fifth-year defensive tackle and arguably the...
Contador: Astana weaker than Armstrong's team
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Tour de France winner Alberto Contador admits his Astana team is weaker with Lance Armstrong's departure and the exodus of riders who followed the Texan to RadioShack. "I know that right now we're not at the level of...
Fetisov, 51, skates in loss for Russian team
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There was no "Miracle on Ice" for 51-year-old Slava Fetisov. Instead, it was another loss for CSKA Moscow. The Russian club called up its team president and former hockey star to skate Friday after a player was...
Sanchez, Lowery, Turner out for Jets
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Quarterback Mark Sanchez has been ruled out, as expected, for the New York Jets' game at Tampa Bay, along with cornerback Dwight Lowery and offensive lineman Robert Turner. Sanchez sprained the posterior cruciate...
Reality TV star Kendra Wilkinson delivers baby boy
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Former Playboy Playmate Kendra Wilkinson and her NFL husband Hank Baskett are the new parents of a baby boy. Kira Costello, Wilkinson's publicist, says Hank Randall Baskett IV was delivered Friday in Indianapolis,...
2 competitors killed in powerboat crash in Dubai
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Two competitors have died in a world championship powerboat race in Dubai after a high-speed crash. The two killed Friday were driver Mohammed Majid Al Muhairi of United Arab Emirates and throttleman Jean-Marc Sanchez...
Court rejects Ky. Speedway lawsuit against NASCAR
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A federal appeals court on Friday rejected claims by a Kentucky race track that NASCAR and International Speedway Corp. violated federal antitrust laws by keeping it off the premier racing circuit. The decision by a...
Rays obtain reliever Soriano from Braves
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The Tampa Bay Rays have completed a trade with the Atlanta Braves, acquiring right-handed pitcher Rafael Soriano and signing the reliever to a $7.25 million, one-year contract. The deal Friday sends right-hander Jesse...
Ryan wouldn't stay with Rangers in lesser role
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Texas president Nolan Ryan says the outcome of the Rangers sale will likely determine whether he stays with the team. Ryan has partnered with the Pittsburgh attorney Chuck Greenberg in a bid to buy the team. Another...
New Irish coach Brian Kelly says job a 'dream'
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Brian Kelly has his dream job. Now he has to figure out how to turn Notre Dame back into a national championship contender. The former Cincinnati coach was introduced Friday as the new coach of the Fighting Irish, a...
Alisher Usmanov increases stake in Arsenal
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Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov has increased his stake in Arsenal to more than 26 percent, keeping him in a battle with American Stan Kroenke for control of the Premier League club. Kroenke remains the largest...
Kim leads by 3 shots, Wie in 4th place at Dubai
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In-Kyung Kim shot a 5-under 67 Friday to take a three-stroke lead, while Michelle Wie dropped into a tie for fourth after three rounds of the Dubai Ladies Masters. Kim, who stands at 202 overall, leads Anna Nordqvist...
Saints coach plaintiff in Chinese drywall lawsuit
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New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton is one of about 2,100 plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against a Chinese manufacturer of drywall blamed for damaging homes and sickening residents. Payton is listed as the...
Harden ready for chance to be Rangers ace
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Rich Harden looks forward to the opportunity to put his injury woes in the past and pitch 200 innings a season for the Texas Rangers. Harden has averaged 9.35 strikeouts per nine innings over the past seven seasons,...
UNC Charlotte approves football team for 2013
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Trustees for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte have announced plans to move forward with a football team, starting in the 2013 season. The board of trustees agreed unanimously Friday morning on a new plan...
Ski federation looks at injury trend
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The International Ski Federation is calling on Alpine racers and coaches to help find reasons for the high number of serious accidents in World Cup races. The governing body is concerned about the trend and will review...
Vileta takes lead in World Cup super combined
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Swiss skier Sandro Viletta took the early lead in a men's World Cup super combined by finishing first in the super-G leg Friday. The 23-year-old Viletta sped down the technically demanding Face de Bellevarde course in...
Raich wins World Cup super combi, Miller 5th
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Benjamin Raich of Austria won a World Cup super combined race, Bode Miller finished fifth and American teammate Ted Ligety skidded off the course on Friday. The former overall World Cup champion had a combined time of...
Dukurs, Szymkowiak win skeleton World Cup races
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Martins Dukurs of Latvia won a skeleton World Cup race on Friday, while Kerstin Szymkowiak of Germany picked up her first victory of the season. Dukurs had a combined time of 1 minute, 59.06 seconds and beat Frank...
Bjorndalen, Olofsson-Zidek win World Cup sprints
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Ole Einar Bjorndalen has won a biathlon World Cup 10-kilometer sprint race for his 91st career victory. The 35-year-old Norwegian had no penalty laps and finished in 26 minutes, 14.0 seconds on Friday. Nikolay Kruglov...
Raiders game vs Redskins gets local TV blackout
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The Oakland Raiders' home game against the Washington Redskins on Sunday will be blacked out on local television because the team did not sell out the game in time. Games need to be sold out 72 hours before kickoff to...
Chargers: Public money probably needed for stadium
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The San Diego Chargers say they probably need public money to build a new stadium on a downtown site just east of Petco Park. The team has said since 2002 that it wants to finance stadium construction privately,...
City of Oakland offers 3 possible ballpark sites
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The City of Oakland unveiled three waterfront sites Thursday as potential spots to build a new ballpark for the Oakland Athletics and ultimately keep the team from leaving town. As the small-budget A's have seen...
Kobe's decade: On top at the start and at the end
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The United States had been losing games like this for years. With the 2008 Olympic gold medal on the line, the heavily favored Americans were in jeopardy of another international embarrassment. Spain had outplayed them...
Olympic canoeist banned 2 years for doping
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Polish canoeist Adam Seroczynski has been banned for two years because of doping at the Beijing Olympics. The International Canoe Federation said Friday the 2000 Sydney Olympics bronze medalist used the banned anabolic...
Cherokees buy Blue Ribbon Downs racetrack in Okla.
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The Cherokee Nation has bought Blue Ribbon Downs in Sallisaw, Okla., less than two weeks after the previous owner shuttered the horse racing track. The Cherokee Nation announced its purchase in a Thursday news release,...
Television ratings grow for college football
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College football drew big television audiences this season. The SEC, with Alabama's and Florida's undefeated runs to the conference title game, was especially popular. The SEC package on CBS averaged its highest rating...
Not so Super: Browns sack Steelers 13-6
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There's nothing Super about the Pittsburgh Steelers anymore. The defending NFL champions lost their fifth straight and had their playoff hopes thrown for a loss by the lowly Cleveland Browns, who ended a 12-game skid...
Man agrees to plead guilty in ESPN reporter case
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ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and the man accused of secretly making nude videos of her will come face-to-face next week in a Los Angeles courtroom when the Illinois insurance executive enters an expected guilty plea. ...
Matthew Griffin leads Australian PGA
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Matthew Griffin shot a 3-under 68 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over defending champion Geoff Ogilvy, Stuart Appleby and Jason Norris after the second round of the Australian PGA. Griffin had a 7-under 135 total...
Thursday's College Basketball
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EAST Bloomsburg 61, Chestnut Hill 58 Felician 80, Post, Conn. 77 Goldey Beacom 67, Holy Family 61 Maine 133, Maine-Presque Isle 58 Philadelphia 63, Wilmington, Del. 49 Rhode Island 79, Northeastern 76 St....
Kings beat Coyotes in 8-round shootout
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Oscar Moller and Jack Johnson netted first-period goals, Justin Williams scored in the eighth round of a shootout, and the Los Angeles Kings capitalized on the absence of suspended Phoenix defenseman Ed Jovanovski in a...
Williams scores 32 points, Jazz beat Magic
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Deron Williams scored 21 of his 32 points in the second half and had 15 assists and eight rebounds, leading the Utah Jazz to a 120-111 victory over Orlando on Thursday night that snapped Magic's six-game winning streak....
USOC critic, Chicago bid chief join advisory panel
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One of the U.S. Olympic Committee's most outspoken critics and the leader of the unsuccessful bid to bring the 2016 Games to Chicago are among those who will help former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue look at the way...
IOC approves cycling changes, tennis mixed doubles
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Olympic leaders made two roster changes Thursday for the 2012 London Games: Track cycling's signature endurance race is out and tennis mixed doubles is in. The International Olympic Committee executive board agreed to...
Cannon, Mote tie in bareback
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World bareback leaders Clint Cannon and Bobby Mote had 84.5-point rides to tie for first place in the eighth round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo on Thursday night. Cannon, the Waller, Texas, rider who set a...
Daniel Sedin's 3 goals lifts Canucks over Atlanta
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Daniel Sedin scored Vancouver's first three goals, and the Canucks held on for a 4-2 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday night. Sedin opened the scoring on a wraparound 3:09 in, and deflected in his second...
McCoy highlights big awards night for Big 12
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Colt McCoy's near blunder in the final seconds of the Big 12 title game hasn't cost him on the awards circuit so far. It hasn't hurt the conference, either. McCoy capped a big Thursday night for the Big 12, winning...
Refs spokesman criticizes Donaghy, alleges threats
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The lead negotiator and spokesman for the NBA's referees says Tim Donaghy made threats against him, and that the disgraced former official's accusations about his colleagues shouldn't be believed because he is a...
Machuga rolls 300, sets 32-game record
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Michael Machuga rolled a perfect game and broke the Professional Bowlers Association's 32-game scoring record to take the fourth-round lead Thursday night in the Pepsi Red, White and Blue Open. The 33-year-old Machuga,...
Safina withdraws from Brisbane International
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Dinara Safina withdrew Friday from next month's Brisbane International because of a bad back, leaving her status for the Australian Open in doubt. Safina, the former top-ranked player in the world, had hoped to return...
No. 7 Syracuse beats No. 10 Florida 85-73
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Rick Jackson scored a career-high 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Thursday night, helping No. 7 Syracuse remain unbeaten with an 85-73 victory over No. 10 Florida in the SEC/Big East Invitational. Andy Rautins had 18...
No. 16 Oklahoma defeats Army 59-46
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Nyeshia Stevenson scored 17 points and Abi Olajuwon had 16 points and 13 rebounds as No. 16 Oklahoma defeated Army 59-46 on Thursday night. The Sooners, who won their third straight game, used a 13-0 run late in the...
Cherokees buy Blue Ribbon Downs racetrack in Okla.
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The Cherokee Nation has bought Blue Ribbon Downs in Sallisaw, Okla., less than two weeks after the previous owner shuttered the horse racing track. The Cherokee Nation announced its purchase in a Thursday news release,...
Predators beat Jackets again in Nashville
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Steve Sullivan scored the winning goal in the fifth round of the shootout to give the Nashville Predators a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night. The Predators have defeated Columbus 13...
Rondo helps Celtics win ninth straight
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Rajon Rondo's driving dunk with a minute remaining broke a tie and led the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics to their ninth straight victory, 104-102 over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night. Rondo had 21...
No. 19 Cincinnati beats Miami (Ohio) 63-59
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Lance Stephenson scored a season-high 17 points and fellow freshman Cashmere Wright added 12 as No. 19 Cincinnati held off Miami, Ohio for a 63-59 victory Thursday night. The Bearcats (6-1) won their second straight...
Florida Atlantic outlasts Warner 106-99 in 3OT
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Raymond Taylor scored 25 points, including 12 of Florida Atlantic's 14 points in the third overtime period, to help the Owls outlast Warner 106-99 on Thursday night. Taylor was only 4-for-15 from the field, but...
Browns lead Steelers 13-6 through 3 quarters
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Chris Jennings ran 10 yards for a touchdown, the first by a Cleveland running back in more than a year, and the Browns held a 13-6 lead against the Pittsburgh Steelers through three quarters on Thursday night. The...